METALWORKS WITH ENAMEL PAINTINGS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM HISTORICAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE – BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF UKRAINIAN HISTORY

Authors

  • Олена Підвисоцька National Museum of Ukrainian History

Abstract

Metal works with enamel paintings are currently in the collection of the Historical Treasures of the Ukraine Museum Summary. The presentation proposes to discover a collection of enamel paintings housed in the Historical Treasures of Ukraine Museum (administrated by the National Museum of Ukrainian History). This is a large collection of enamel art that consists mostly of the clerical objects – some monumental artworks with enamel decoration and numerous separate medallions with enamel painting. Its enamels, created in the 17th – early 20th centuries, represent the Christian iconography.

Keywords: Enameling art, art of enameling, decoration with enamel, cloisonné enamel, enameled filigree, enamel painting, Christian iconography

Author Biography

Олена Підвисоцька, National Museum of Ukrainian History

Deputy Head of the research department of preservation, National Museum of Ukrainian History (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Published

2017-09-15

How to Cite

Підвисоцька, О. (2017). METALWORKS WITH ENAMEL PAINTINGS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM HISTORICAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE – BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF UKRAINIAN HISTORY. Scientific Bulletin of the National Museum of Ukrainian History, (2), 97-104. Retrieved from https://visnyk.nmiu.org/index.php/nv/article/view/129